How many Muslims are in the USA

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The recent political debate on immigration of Muslims has led many to think about how many Muslims actually live in the United States.

Getting an answer to this question is not easy, partly because the US Census Bureau does not ask questions about religion, that is, there is no official government count of the Muslim population of the United States.

However, based on the research center Pew Research It is known that in the US 2017 there were about 3,45 million Muslims of all ages, while Muslims made up about 1,1% of the total US population.

According to research center estimates, the number of Muslims is inferior to the Jewish population in the United States.

At the same time, forecasts Pew Research indicate that the US Muslim population will grow much faster than the country's Jewish population. By 2040, Muslims will overtake Jews, the nation's second largest religious group after Christians.

By 2050, the Muslim population in the United States is projected to reach 8,1 million, or 2,1% of the country's total population—almost double what it is today.

Muslims are unevenly distributed throughout the country. Some regions, such as Washington, DC, have large Muslim communities. Similarly, in some states, such as New Jersey, 2-3 times as many adult Muslims per capita than the country. But there are also states and districts with far fewer Muslims.

Since the first estimate of the Muslim American population, the number of US Muslims has been growing rapidly. When Pew watch first conducted a study of Muslim Americans in 2007 year, it is estimated that in the US there were 2,35 million Muslims of all ages (including 1,5 million adults). By 2011, the number of Muslims had grown to 2,75 million (including 1,8 million adults). Since then, the Muslim population has continued to grow at a rate of about 100 000 people per year, due to the continuing migration of Muslims to the United States.

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